Program Description
This full day special education law and advocacy program will focus on four areas:

Special education law, rights and responsibilities

Tests and measurements to measure progress & regression

SMART IEPs

Introduction to tactics & strategies for effective advocacy

Wrightslaw programs are designed to meet the needs of parents, educators, health care providers, advocates and attorneys who represent children with disabilities regarding special education. The program is not disability specific.

DirectionsBoston (Logan International Airport) - Take Summer Tunnel to
Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate 90) West to exit 6. Take Route 291
West to exit 2A onto Chestnut Street. The Holiday Inn Springfield is
on your right.

Maine, New Hampshire East Coast - Take Interstate 95 South to
495 South to 290 West to Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate 90) West.
Take Exit 6 off MA Pike to Route 291 West on exit 2A onto Chestnut Street.
The Holiday Inn Springfield is on your right.
Albany, NY - Take New York Thruway to Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate
90) East to exit 4 to Interstate 91 South Take exit 8 onto Route 291
East. Take exit 2A onto Chestnut Street. The Holiday Inn Springfield
is on your right.

Bradley International Airport Take Route 20 East (Ella Grasso
Turnpike) to Interstate 91 North to Springfield . Take exit 8 onto Route
291 East. Take first exit 2B onto Dwight Street. At the end of the exit
take a right and the left at the first light. The Holiday Inn Springfield
is on your left.OR
Take Route 75 North through Windsor Locks and Suffield, CT into Agawam,
MA to Route 57 East. Follow signs to Interstate 91 North. Follow 91
North to exit 8 onto Route 291 East. Take first exit 2B onto Dwight
Street. At the end of the exit take a right and then a left at the first
light. The Holiday Inn Springfield is on your left.

New York City through Hartford, CT - Take Interstate 95 North
to Interstate 91 North through Hartford to Springfield, MA Take exit
8 in Massachusetts off Interstate 91 onto Route 291 East. Take the first
exit (2B) onto Dwight Street. At the end of the exit take a right and
then a left at the first light. The Holiday Inn Springfield is on your
left.

The State Yellow Pages
has many useful resources - evaluators, educational consultants, academic
tutors, support groups, grassroots organizations, advocates, attorneys
and others who help parents get services for their children.